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September 2012

September 25, 2012

What a venue....It's official I am in love with the Telfair Museum Academy Building. The grandness of the upstairs gallery is just breath taking and absolutely steeped in a rich southern charm. I adore it!!! Add in the fact that it is right there on the historical Telfair Square and surrounded by grand Savannah Architecture and well it's pretty much perfect. I also think it was seriously cool having the "bird girl" statue set up right behind the cake, how Savannah is that? With that said I am also totally in love with the ultra modern Jepson Center and on the post about Eva and Danny's Ismaili Ceremony you will see why.

It was so much fun using some of our different off camera flash lighting techniques to play around with this grand buildings architecture both inside and out. The lights brought out all the rich textures this stunning venue has.

As the reception was taking place inside the Academy there was a night bicycle ride taking place out in the Telfair Square. Riders had decorated their wheels with glowing lights and we used them as a fun backdrop for one of the last photos of the night.

If you haven't seen the previous posts of Eva and Danny's 2 wedding celebrations have a browse back through the blog. These two know how to plan a visually stunning event.

Thank you again to the fabulous Terrica with Cocktails and Details, Tasteful Temptations, Cottage Flowers , Beyond Beautiful by Heather and The Telfair Wedding Team. It was amazing!!!!!

September 24, 2012

It's official....I think one of my favorite wedding colors has to be navy. It goes beautifully with everything, is a rich deep color and will stand the test of time. Mix navy up with green, white, red, yellow, pink (you get the idea) and it just makes the other colors pop.

Lakyn and Brett used navy, yellow and white to create some of my all time favorite details in this stunning Jekyll Island Beachview Club wedding. The weather was perfect, the bride and groom were adorable and the wedding party was a total hoot. Mix in a fabulous location and guests who are ready to dance the night away and you have a PARTY and some happy photographers.

I absolutely adored the little sign they had the flower girl carry down the aisle and then flip over with a new message on the way back out, precious!!!!! Lakyn's shoes were to die for and Brett had the coolest shirt ever that tied in their wedding colors.

After the ceremony we darted off to Driftwood Beach for a few more photos with the bride and groom and those along with lots of other party pictures are coming up soon in PART 2.

Straton Hall did the catering, cake, fowers and design (loved everything they did!!!!!)

Classical, elegant, southern and absolutely gorgeous are just a few of the words I would use to describe Eva and Danny's ceremony and reception at the Telfair Museum's Academy Building in Savannah. If you have been watching my blog post then you will also realize this was their 2nd ceremony in 2 days. Both days were equally stunning but just as different as you could imagine. The first was of course the Ismaili celebration held at the ultra modern Jepson Center and then the traditional Episcopal ceremony at the Academy. What I also loved is that the buildings are right next to each other on the historical Telfair Square. Nestled right in historical downtown Savannah we had the best of both worlds and two suberb facilities. There is also something very romantic about having an event while surrounded by beautiful works of art.

Heather from Beyond Beautiful by Heather did Eva's makeup both days. I was super impressed with both looks she did and just how different but beautiful they both were.

Terrica with Cocktails and Details was the wedding planner extrodinaire for both days.

Tasteful Temptations pulled off a savory and super yummy Ismaili feast for Friday and a superb plated dinner for Saturday. Both were incredible (I got samples so can attest it tasted as good as it looked).

Gayle with Cottage Flowers designed arrangements for both day that perfectly fit each unique theme.

I also can't say enough about the Telfair Wedding Team and how mush we enjoyed working with them.

September 22, 2012

Whew......it has been a crazy couple of months. We are absolutely slammed with weddings and to be honest just couldn't be happier. The downside is that it takes me a bit longer to get all the blog posts up but I am so excited to have Part II of this stunning Ismaili Wedding Celebration done. If you caught the first half then you know what a gorgeous event this has been. If you didn't catch it go check out post I, it's not to be missed. The ceremony and reception were held at the Telfair Museum in Savannah at the Jepson Center for Modern Art. The contrast of the stark white walls and the bright ethnic colors was just glorious.

The ceremony it's self was so much fun with all the traditional games that are played and there was some serious crown participation. They cheered the couple on as they looked for a coin buried in a bowl of rice, as the best man offered up money in exchange for the groom's cousin to untie the shrouds that were draped on the couple and much more.

The reception was to follow in the same location and Terrica Skaggs with Cocktails and Details and Tasteful Temptations did an amazing job of quickly flipping the room. The smell of spices filled the entire space as they set out the beautiful banquet for the guest. My mouth waters just thinking about it. So here it is Part II. Coming soon is Part I and II of Eva and Danny's Episcopal wedding the next day at the Telfair Academy....yep they had 2 celebrations!!!! It was awesome!!!!!

September 21, 2012

The weather couldn't have been any more glorious for April and Jason's beautiful wedding, it was a perfect day. They had their sweet and simple ceremony in the sand of Sea Island's pristine beach. The ceremony was made even more special by being officiated by Jason's sister. April looked absolutely stunning as she walked out on the sandy path barefoot with her father at her side.

They had their reception afterwards just up the sand at the elegant Sea Island Beach Club. Dinner was held over looking the water in the Ocean Room with all the tables romantically set with candle light and flowers. Dancing followed out on the beach terrace as they and their family and friends danced the night away under the stars.

We don't always get to meet with our couples before their wedding day as so many live out of town. I just knew though after talking with April on the phone that she was going to be so much fun to work with. She and Jason instantly made us feel welcomed and we couldn't have been any happier to be able to join them for such a special celebration of love and family. I am not even going to harp on about how photogenic they were, the pictures will speak for themselves. Here is part I of their sneak peak. Enjoy!!!!

September 14, 2012

Paul and I had been looking forward to this weekend for quite some time and it finally arrived!!! Eva and Danny had planned an amazing fusion wedding that encompassed both a Pakistani Ismaili Wedding and traditional Episcopal Wedding in the same weekend. That in it's self would have been pretty fabulous but then you throw in the fact that they used the ultra sleek and modern Telfair Museums Jepson Center for the Ismaili Ceremony and the historical Telfair Museum Academy for the Christian Ceremony and it was off the charts amazing! The celebration was started on Thursday with a traditional Pithi and Mehndi ceremony. The Pithi is a blessing of the groom and well.....his family and friends pretty much have fun rubbing him with spices and then trashing him with all kinds of yucky stuff. Think eggs, mustard, silly string, milk, etc. it was hilarious. Then the ladies began the Mehndi which is the decoration of their feet and hands with lovely and intricate henna decorations. To say both of these events were fun to photograph is an understatement.

Having the Ismaili Ceremony in the Jepson Center was such a beautiful, vivid display of textures and colors mixed in with the towering white walls and wide open windows. Paul and I were like kids in a candy store. Then when you factor in what a gorgeous couple Eva and Danny, well I could happily photograph a wedding like that every week and be very happy indeed.

I am going to let the pictures speak for themselves on what a stunning couple Eva and Danny are but let me also tell you they are just as sweet as they are good looking. We could not have asked for nicer people to hang out with and their wedding party and families were just incredible.

There was just to much to share in blog post so part II will be coming up next week. Then keep and eye out for part I & II of the Episcopal Wedding. Beautiful!!!!!

Major Kudos to:

Terrica with Cocktails and Details for the stunning event design and mad wedding coordinating skills.